KUTTNER, HENRY — Bypass to Otherness

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Bob Blanchard. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. Ballantine Book number 497 K, with a price of . 35 cents. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, with a tiny nick / chip to the top spine end. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some beginning generalized toning. "Kuttner was known for his literary prose and worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. They met through their association with the "Lovecraft Circle", a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s and most of the work was credited to pseudonyms, mainly Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O'Donnell. L. Sprague de Camp, who knew Kuttner and Moore well, has stated that their collaboration was so seamless that, after a story was completed, it was often impossible for either Kuttner or Moore to recall who had written what. According to de Camp, it was typical for either partner to break off from a story in mid-paragraph or even mid-sentence, with the latest page of the manuscript still in the typewriter. The other spouse would routinely continue the story where the first had left off. They alternated in this manner as many times as necessary until the story was finished. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .